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Submitted by weep on Mon, 06/10/2013 - 15:08
Mon, 06/10/2013 - 15:08
Job key data
Job title: Emergency Coordinator (2 posts) for the Syrian Refugee Response Programme
Organisation: ActionAid Denmark
Location: Beqaa - Lebanon
Working area: Beqaa - Lebanon
Deadline: June 16, 2013
Job specifications
Description:

Key responsabilites:

Ensure the implementation and coordination of emergency response programme at national level

  • Provide leadership at a national level on the emergency response programme implementation and be the focal point for ensuring effective delivery
  • Develop weekly, monthly, and updated quarterly implementation plans to ensure timely completion of all activities and ensure field staff have clear plans and assigned tasks
  • Monitor and support the implementation of activities according to agreed plans
  • Regularly follow up on quality of implementation of activities in the project location, including consultation with communities
  • Ensure the programme activities are implemented in line with ActionAid approach, including ensuring accountability to communities and promoting women’s rights.
  • Contribute to policy analysis and products at national and regional level, working closely with Policy Coordinator

Support and coach Field Coordinators and Community Mobilisers

  • Linemanage Field Coordinators (who have geographic responsibility for implementation in each working location) and provide coaching and support to ensure they can deliver effectively
  • Provide support and coaching to Community Mobilisers and other field staff
  • Work with Training Coordinator to ensure AA and partner staff working on the emergency has adequate training and support to deliver their roles effectively, including delivering training programmes where necessary
  • Provide technical guidance and advice to address challenges and queries from partners and Community Mobilisers.
  • Work with Field Coordinators and the Emergency Response Programme Manager to share good practice and lessons learned between project locations.

Ensure timely and quality monitoring and coordinate internal and external reporting

  • Ensure accurate and timely collection of data by field teams
  • Ensure accurate and complete financial records are maintained at field level and national level
  • Compile reports from each working location into national level monthly and quarterly progress reports
  • Contribute to narrative and financial aspects of donor reporting
  • Provide regular updates on security, including liaising with other agencies and appropriate coordination  mechanisms in the project location

Coordinate with partners and internal and external stakeholders

  • Coordinate with other agencies in the project locations, including attending working group meetings.  
  • Meet with donors and other external stakeholders as required, including presenting the programme objectives and progress
  • Provide information and updates to relevant parts of ActionAid International, including providing information for communications, fundraising and policy as required
  • Work closely with Lebanon Programme Manager to ensure effective flow of information and effective integration of the emergency response activities into ActionAid’s longer term programming
  • With support of Admin Assistant, coordinate international visits from ActionAid staff and external stakeholders
  • Contribute to fundraising proposals as required
Key competencies:
  • A Master's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent working experience
  • At least 6 years' experience of coordinating emergency response programmes, ideally in the Arab region
  • Commitment to accountability to disaster affected communities, women’s rights and human rights based approach
  • Experience in managing  a team of staff and providing coaching and support
  • Experience in monitoring and donor reporting
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Arabic and English
  • Excellent computer skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • A strong organiser who is able to multitask and meet deadlines, including the ability to work flexibly in a fast paced and rapidly changing context.
  • Ability to work sensitively and diplomatically, including experience of working with partner organisations and diverse groups of people
  • Ability and willingness to travel frequently between different programme locations within Jordan or Lebanon
Contract terms:

Reporting to: Emergency Response Programme Coordinator and Lebanon Programme Manager           
Line management of: Field Coordinators
Location: Bekaa, Lebanon - frequent visits to project locations will be required
Duration: 6 months with immediate start with possibility to extend to 1 year depending on funding availability
Salary: Lebanon: 900-1200 USD per month depending on experience. (transport costs to working locations and health insurance will be covered by the organisation)
Deadline for applications: 5pm on the16th June (send CV and covering letter in English to Zaid al Haji at info-mena@ms.dk. Please indicate in the email subject line if you are applying for Lebanon post).

Submitted by weep on Fri, 06/07/2013 - 16:16
Fri, 06/07/2013 - 16:16
Job key data
Job title: House Director - The Middle-Way Transition Houses for Women and Girls Affected by GBV
Organisation: ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality
Location: Lebanon - North - Beqaa - South
Working area: Lebanon - North - Beqaa - South
Deadline: June 12, 2013
Job specifications
Description:

Key responsabilites:
  • Ensure high quality implementation of the program;
  • Develop House's strategic plans and internal policies and procedures in compliance with ABAAD mission and strategic objectives;
  • Manage the mid-way house team: senior social worker, social worker, service providers, subcontracted consultants, night shift  supervisors, security guards and other specialists as deemed necessary;
  • Ensure the proper follow-up of and team management;    
  • Plan and organize staff capacity development's activities, conduct staff  performance appraisal, manage staff motivation, burn-out and efficiency;
  • Ensure a safe and healthy environment for mid-way house beneficiaries;
  • Design weekly and monthly planning and schedules;
  • Handle purchasing order of all mid-way house' utilities, supplies and daily livelihood needs;
  • Ensure effective and close collaboration, coordination and networking with all concerned community stakeholders;
  • Manage House's financial expenditures and  accounts;
  • Ensure regular quality check-in and application of House's policies and procedures and application of code of conduct;
  • Submit monthly, quarterly and yearly reports to ABAAD management.
Key competencies:
  • University Degree (Masters or BA) in business, sociology, psychology or any related field;
  • Minimum three-years' experience in a managerial position;
  • Experience in GBV programming, and demonstrated gender sensitivity;
  • Experience of working in/with non-government organizations;
  • Good organizational and prioritization skills and ability to meet deadlines under pressure;
  • Leadership, problem solving, and negotiation skills;
  • Strong inter-personal and team working skills including the ability to manage, liaise and communicate with team members;
  • Demonstrated capacity to take initiative and pay attention to details;
  • Ability to plan workloads and demonstrate accountability for outputs;
  • Fluent written and spoken Arabic and English are essential- French is a plus;
Contract terms:

ABAAD is an equal employment opportunity organization.
Duration:  1 year (renewable)
Applicants should send their CV & a cover letter & at least 2 recommendation letters by email to ghida.anani@abaadmena.org & dr.rania.mansour@live.com no later than June 12, 2013 and include the job title above in the email subject along with preferred working area (North, Beqaa or South).  
 Oral and written tests will be conducted over the job interview.
Applications received after the end of closing date will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Submitted by weep on Fri, 06/07/2013 - 15:58
Fri, 06/07/2013 - 15:58
Job key data
Job title: Senior Social Workers - The Middle-Way Transition Houses for Women and Girls Affected by GBV
Organisation: ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality
Location: Lebanon - North, South, Bekaa
Working area: Lebanon - North, South, Bekaa
Deadline: June 12, 2013
Job specifications
Description:

Key responsabilites:
  • Participate in the development of House’s strategic plans and internal policies and procedures in compliance with ABAAD mission and strategic objectives;
  • Manage, coach and orient the mid-way House social workers;
  • Develop individual and collective action plans for social workers;
  • Organize community outreach activities about GBV and violence against Syrian women and girls;
  • Assist the mid-way house director in ensuring effective and close collaboration, coordination and networking with all concerned community stakeholders;
  • Design the daily schedule of beneficiaries’ psycho-social activities and livelihood;
  • Assist the House director in ordering of all mid-way house’ utilities, supplies and daily livelihood needs;
  • Ensure a safe and healthy environment for mid-way house beneficiaries
  • Handle the social worker’s tasks in case of absence and as deemed necessary;
  • Assist in the logistical preparations of all events, training, activities…etc;
  • Prepare monthly, quarterly and yearly reports.
Key competencies:
  • University Degree (BA) in social work;
  • Minimum three-years’ experience in similar position;
  • Experience in GBV programming, and demonstrated gender sensitivity;
  • Experience of working in/with non-government organizations;
  • Good organizational and prioritization skills and ability to meet deadlines under pressure;
  • Leadership, problem solving, and negotiation skills;
  • Strong inter-personal and team working skills including the ability to manage, liaise and communicate with team members;
  • Demonstrated capacity to take initiative and pay attention to details;
  • Ability to plan workloads and demonstrate accountability for outputs;
  • Fluent written and spoken Arabic and English are essential- French is a plus;
Contract terms:

ABAAD is an equal employment opportunity organization.

Duration:  1 year (renewable)
Applicants should send their CV & a cover letter & at least 2 recommendation letters by email to ghida.anani@abaadmena.org & dr.rania.mansour@live.com no later than June 12, 2013 and include the job title above in the email subject along with preferred working area (North, Beqaa or South). 
Oral and written tests will be conducted over the job interview.
Applications received after the end of closing date will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The Nationality Campaign responds to UNHCHR report while considering it misleading

06-06-2013

"My Nationality is a Right for me and my Family Campaign" called in a statement issued yesterday, the United Nations Human Rights Council to exert pressure on Lebanon to commit to women’s citizenship rights and cease maneuvers that aim at excluding women and maintaining them in subordinate positions and in a situation of inequality. This statement was issued in response to the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding ‘Discrimination against women in matters related to nationality’ in Lebanon which quoted a statement made by Lebanon's permanent representative at the Human Rights Council. The campaign pointed out the importance of addressing the issue of women's rights to nationality but considered that the report made by Lebanon's representative included misleading and partial information especially with regards to the ministerial committee that was appointed by the Lebanese Prime Minister in March 2012 presided by Minister Samir Moqbel with the membership of the ministers of interior, foreign affairs, labor, media, justice and social affairs as members, and which did not start working on its assignment until July 2012.
The campaign elaborated in its statement the following points: ‘ the committee met with a delegation of the campaign in December 2012 and committed itself in front of the Campaign delegation to study all available options with the aim of reforming the nationality law in a fair and equitable way; however, the Nationality campaign was surprised and so were Lebanese women afterwards with the issuing of an unprecedented set of recommendations that affirmed that gender equality is not a binding principle if it threatened higher national interests, and this despite the fact that equality between men and women is enshrined in the Lebanese constitution. For the same considerations, the committee also reaffirmed that Lebanon is not bound to implement international conventions and agreements pertaining to human rights’.
The Nationality campaign renewed in its statement ‘its call to the Government of Lebanon to honor its commitments to the International Human Rights Convention and to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and to proceed forward without any hesitation to amend the discriminatory nationality law of 1925 so as to align it with the international women and human rights instruments.
Source: Al-Akhbar, Al-Safir 6 June 2013

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Sanad Fund signs a USD 2 millions agreement with Al Majmoo3a to support micro-finance

06-06-2013

The Sanad fund for financing micro, small, and medium enterprises signed with the Lebanese Association for Development (Al Majmoo3a), a USD two millions loan agreement to support the plans of the latter organisation and aiming at strengthening and broadening the scope of its work in support of micro-enterprises. The executive director of Al Majmoo3a, Youssef Fawwaz, stressed in a speech delivered on the occasion that this agreement highlights the important role that his micro-finance organisation plays in the sustainable development of Lebanon, through empowering individuals with limited income, particularly owners of small enterprises and women, while providing them with financial and non-financial services which otherwise they are unable to directly access from the banking system.
Source: Al-Safir, National News Agency 6 June 2013
 

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Syrian refugee women suffer from domestic and physical violence

04-06-2013

The Danish Refugee Council indicated during the weekly briefing to the UNHCR that there was an increase in the reported cases of the number of Syrian women refugees who have suffered from gender based violence.  According to the DRC, the contributing factor include psychological trauma and difficult living conditions.  The report adds that women who come to Lebanon without their husbands feel more vulnerable.  Humanitarian agencies have started to distribute hygiene kits for women, scarves, torch lights and personal hygiene items so as to help women feel more secure and to strengthen their sense of dignity.  During the month of May, organisations have reportedly stepped up their action to encourage women victims of violence to speak out and seek help.
The UNHCR noted in the same report that the number of Syrian displaced in Lebanon has now reached around half a million people of whom 418,000 people have been registered and are receiving support from UNHCR and its partners.  The registered displaced population is distributed as follows: 159000 refugees in North Lebanon, 144000 refugees in Bekaa, 68000 refugees in Beirut and Mount Lebanon, and 47000 refugees in South Lebanon.
Source: Al-Nahar, Al-Mustaqbal 4 June 2013

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